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With improved research findings, it has been proven that a sedentary lifestyle increases the risk factors considerably for early death. Sitting idly for more than eight hours per day reduces the lifespan significantly. Sitting idly was found to correlate directly with increased mortality. However, an hour of physical activity can bring about a dramatic change to counterbalance this potential threat. The recent radio broadcast on this topic enlightened the various ways to enable an active living schedule. Exercise and physical activity are the imperative elements for healthy living. An active lifestyle acts as a solid foundation for a healthy future.

On sitting for more than five hours in a day, it increases the risk for mortality by 40 percent. However, effects of prolonged sitting can be alleviated by indulging in physical activity for more than an hour. Make sure to pull in some time for a brisk exercise apart from your regular work. Exercise, however, does not mean sweating your lungs out in the gym. An exercise could be as simple as taking a dog for a walk. Taking the stairs instead of an elevator and reaching the nearest mile by a walk goes a long way in adding hours to physical activity.

Research have also found that sitting in front of the television for prolonged hours accompanied by snacking results in irreversible health damage. It is hence enforced to avoid television viewing continuously for more than two hours a day. Exercising an hour, a day in split intervals also offer immense health benefits. The returns of a structured exercise regime continue to be higher. Playing your favorite sport for an hour can be an interesting pastime and a good exercise. Begin with a 30 minutes’ exercise schedule and then aim higher. The only idea in the mind should be to get up and move for a healthy living.

So far in the minds of so many parents, the confectionaries have played the role of a baddie. Famous children books portray an obese child galloping more than ten candies a day. But this is not true and it remains fictitious. A Recent meta-analysis on confectionery consumption and its attributes have found that eating confectionery does not result in obesity. On hearing this news in the radio broadcast, children sprang out of joy and reached to their favorite candy. Chocolates and confectionery are associated with delight and not with obesity anymore. Research findings also enlighten that eating confectionery guards against weight gain.

As obesity remains the prime topic of interest for several researchers, factors contributing to obesity were studied in-depth. Many systematic reviews and researches were performed to bring out the association between confectionery consumption and weight gain. Candies and chocolates are the imperative elements of the confectionery category. Research from several countries brought in a unified result. Confectionaries did not result in weight gain in 80 percent of the children because chocolates and candies constituted a small portion of the everyday diet. A small portion of candies does not increase the calories significantly when compared to a bottle of soft drinks.

In addition, parents of obese children further limit, the intake of confectionery in their children. This technique of reduced confectionery consumption controls their weight gain. On consuming, a lollypop candy or a small piece of chocolate, the appetite for sugar seems to reduce which prevents further craving and weight gain. Sugar has always lesser calories when compared to fat. So a bag of chips is dangerous than a candy. However, consumption of more confectionery contributes to tooth decay owing to its increased sugar content. Limit the portion sizes of foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar to stay healthy forever.